Nine weeks out from Japan, and this was the week that reminded me training plans are just a starting point, not a guarantee.
A 10km run to start things off, a rest day I actually got to enjoy properly, then an eye issue that ruled out swimming for a few days, and finally a triathlon I'd planned to race that I was too sick to start.
Not everything goes to plan. Some weeks you just have to take the hit, adjust, and get back up again.
Three weeks out - this week wasn't about me. Supporting friends and my coach in Leeds, then Chiara at her first 70.3 in Tallinn, with my own training squeezed in between.
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Four weeks out - a run club 30km, making friends with Highland cows, helping Chiara prep for Tallinn, and a trip back to the UK to watch friends and my coach race Ironman Leeds.
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Five weeks out - a quieter week: boats instead of bikes for Chiara's birthday, a half marathon, a leg-destroying power session, and a long ride together to finish.
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